Hi folks, I am back. After a brief time away from Macs and also selling my beloved TiBook I am back with Mac and now own a lovely little iBook G3.
I have repaired and upgraded a number of these in the past and am very familiar with them, especially the dreaded logic board/graphics chip problem. Even with such a lousy record I still bought one, because it was on offer cheap and I needed a Mac urgently. I was talking to a Mac friend of mine - a very knowledgeable and well respected individual - and he said, that personally if it hasn't failed by now that it isn't going to. That not all of them suffered the failure and after such a long time of this one being ok that he thought it unlikely it would fail now. That is an interesting concept. How many members on this forum are still using a G3 iBook? Mine is a 500Mhz model with a 15GB hard drive and CD-ROM. Therefore I am thinking it is the second iteration the 'Late 2001' models and not the first version. What do others think of the 'if it was going to fail it would have done by now' theory. Really I am asking because I don't want to be without my Mac again and I would rather look out for different Mac portable - something like a Pismo or early TiBook - before this one fails, if it is going to. Simon -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
